Department of Economics, Programme Catalogue 2009/10 |
UHES-AFB03: BSc (hons) Economics |
Leading to the award of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ECONOMICS |
Mode of attendance: Full-time |
 Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
| Year 1 |
 NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 11  ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 12 |
Semester 1: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| ES10001 | Introductory microeconomics (formerly EC10006) | 6 Credits |
| ES10007 | The modern world economy (formerly EC10008) | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| EU10505 | Key concepts in politics | 6 Credits |
| EU10712 | Comparative politics | 6 Credits |
| MN10008 | Introduction to business accounting | 6 Credits |
| SP10204 | Introduction to international development (formerly EC10077) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
| Designated Essential Units |
| ES10003 | Core skills for economists: introduction to statistics (formerly EC10003) | 6 Credits |
| ES10005 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 1 (formerly EC10130) | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 1 Stage 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| ES10002 | Introductory macroeconomics (formerly EC10007) | 6 Credits |
| ES10004 | Core skills for economics: economic data analysis (formerly EC10004) | 6 Credits |
| ES10006 | Core skills for economists: mathematics 2 (formerly EC10153) | 6 Credits |
| ES10008 | Economic policy in the UK (formerly EC10168) | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| MN10311 | Corporate finance and investment appraisal | 6 Credits |
| SP10203 | Development economics 1 (formerly EC10009) | 6 Credits |
| ZZ10003 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
| Year 2 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This programme year does not have a DAP. Main assessment regulations: Appendix 19 ; Supplementary assessment regulations: Appendix 20 |
Semester 1: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| ES20015 | Introduction to econometrics: cross section (formerly EC20018) | 6 Credits |
| Designated Essential Units |
| ES20011 | Intermediate microeconomics 1 (formerly EC20010) | 6 Credits |
| ES20013 | Intermediate macroeconomics 1 (formerly EC20011) | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| ES20017 | Money and finance (formerly EC20014) | 6 Credits |
| ES20019 | Public finance (formerly EC20169) | 6 Credits |
| ES20021 | Development economics 2 (formerly EC20155) | 6 Credits |
| MN20026 | Economic analysis of financial decisions | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2: Part 2 Stage 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| ES20012 | Intermediate microeconomics 2 (formerly EC20147) | 6 Credits |
| ES20014 | Intermediate macroeconomics 2 (formerly EC20170) | 6 Credits |
| ES20016 | Introduction to econometrics: time series (formerly EC20019) | 6 Credits |
| ES20018 | Research & presentation skills for economists (formerly EC20046) | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select 1 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| ES20020 | International economics (formerly EC20157) | 6 Credits |
| ES20022 | Economic thought & policy (formerly EC20012) | 6 Credits |
| MN20018 | Financial accounting and reporting | 6 Credits |
| MN20211 | Advanced corporate finance | 6 Credits |
| MN20310 | Empirical research methods in finance | 6 Credits |
| ZZ20004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
| Year 3 |
| NFAAR assessment regulations: This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR |
Academic Year |
| Optional Units: Select between 0 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| AA00023 | Choose nothing from this list of options | 0 Credits |
| ES30029 | Final year research project (formerly EC30194) | 12 Credits |
| MN30380 | Financial markets | 12 Credits |
Semester 1 |
| Compulsory Units |
| ES30025 | Advanced microeconomics (formerly EC30030) | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 2 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| ES30027 | Econometrics 1 (formerly EC30020) | 6 Credits |
| ES30031 | Environmental economics (formerly EC30029) | 6 Credits |
| ES30033 | International trade (formerly EC30034) | 6 Credits |
| ES30035 | Analytical development economics (formerly EC30163) | 6 Credits |
| ES30037 | Experimental, behavioural and neuro economics (formerly EC30182) | 6 Credits |
| ES30039 | Welfare economics & distributive justice (formerly EC30172) | 6 Credits |
| ES30041 | Economics of work (formerly EC30017) | 6 Credits |
| ES30043 | Economics of transition (formerly EC30026) | 6 Credits |
| MN30067 | Treasury management | 6 Credits |
| MN30315 | Advanced financial accounting | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30001 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |
Semester 2 |
| Compulsory Units |
| ES30026 | Advanced macroeconomics (formerly EC30031) | 6 Credits |
| Optional Units: Select between 2 and 4 Unit(s) from the following list: |
| ES30028 | Econometrics 2 (formerly EC30021) | 6 Credits |
| ES30032 | Natural resource and energy economics (formerly EC30028) | 6 Credits |
| ES30034 | International monetary economics (formerly EC30027) | 6 Credits |
| ES30036 | Applied development economics (formerly EC30025) | 6 Credits |
| ES30038 | Public choice (formerly EC30035) | 6 Credits |
| ES30040 | Economics of incentives (formerly EC30145) | 6 Credits |
| ES30042 | Economics of sport (formerly EC30142) | 6 Credits |
| ES30044 | Industrial organisation (formerly EC30174) | 6 Credits |
| ES30046 | Growth theory (formerly EC30173) | 6 Credits |
| ES30047 | Development finance (formerly EC30175) | 6 Credits |
| MN30209 | Investment banking | 6 Credits |
| ZZ30004 | Director of Studies approved unit | 6 Credits |